Attitudes towards African traditional medicine and christian spiritual healing regarding treatment of epilepsy in a rural community of northern Tanzania

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-170

  Winkler, Andrea Sylvia ^a,b   Mayer, Michael ^c   Ombay, Michael ^b   Mathias, Bartholomayo ^b   Schmutzhard, Erich ^d   Jilek Aall, Louise ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HAYDOM LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Tanzania; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 78649944990     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v7i2.50877     Document Type: Article

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